When is a raven like a birthday cake?

On Edgar Allan Poe's birthday, of course! Poe was born 203 years ago today in Boston, Massachusetts. Not only is he one of my favorite writers and someone I consider an inspiration for my own writing, but he also has a hometown connection. While visiting Nancy Heywood Richmond ("Annie" of the poem "For Annie") in Lowell, MA, Poe also spent some time in nearby Westford, MA. When I was in seventh grade (many years ago, let's say sometime in the 80′s and leave it at that), a marker was placed...